The National tribune., 1887-09-22
PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades All Along the
Line.
Personal.

Personal.
John McGaugh, Co. F, 10th Kan. Cav, says
he would be glad to have Col. sam Walker, of
his regiment, write sketch OF the Powder
River expedition against the Indians in 1855.
AFRO Blakslec, Independence, Kan, gives
this rs his address in answer to an inquiry.
Louis G.. Fisher, Co. A, 5lst Pa, 1927 Wallace
street, Harrisburg, Pa, would be glad to heaT
from Lucius Lake, same company and reGt-
ment, who was wounded in one of the rifle
pits in front of Petersburg in December, 1854 or
January, 1863 The same ball passed through
the skirt Of the writer's blouse.
Geo. A. Allen, Commander Post %, Globe,
Ariz., will be glad to give information to any
eomrade wishing to engage in the cattle busi-
ness. lie thinks he can be of service to any
such, and invites correspondence.
John Shaler, Sergeant Co. !, 1884 Pa, says
that he is one of six brothers who served in
the army. The total of their service was ii
years and one month. All but one were in the
Army of the Potomac, aud all were fortunate
enough to come out alive.
John NJ. Cartwright, Co. I, 10th Ohio, STAN
lev, o.. says he was member of Willich's
Horn" Brigade, Third Division, Fourth
Corps, and would be glad to see more from the
survivors of that brigade.
A comradc wishes to know the address of
JAS Henry Wolfe, Co. F, SD Ohio. Any one
able 10 give the information will confer favor
by doing so through TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Caleb Graham, Haynes Station, Ark. says he
belonged to the 81 u. 5. Art and sends greet
ing to his old comrades. He would like to
meet them at st. Louis. but will not be able to
do so because of lack of means.
Valentine Rawlie Co. G., 97tl Ohio, Chilli
cothe, Mo-, shouts Bully for Foraker" in his
enthusiasm over the Governor of Ohio. He
wishes he could write and talk like Private
Dalzell and Corporal Tanner, and he would
| "make Rome howl
X. G. Bawbell, Co. X, 10th Ohio, Dudinville,
Mo-, would be glad 10 correspond with any OF
his old comrades, and hopes to see goOdly
number of them at St. Louis.
J. ID. UymeT, Co. G, l2th Tenn. Cav, Com
merce Mo-, would be glad to correspond with
any of his old comrades. He wishes one OF
them would write an account of the charge OF
the regiment on the Granny White pike ut
/ Nashville, under Col Geo. w. SpaldiDg. The
writer received slash from rebel saber in
| that engagement.
Chas. blowers, Co. K, 10Th Iowa, Moline.
| H., says that be is not ashamed Of having been
a soldier, notwithstanding the ignominy that
has been heaped upon the veterans of the war
He served mere than three years, and is ready
to 20 again if necessary.
Peter III. Williams, Co. ], 3ith Ohio, Wapa
kOneta, o., says he was in every battle in which
his regiment participated. During the Lynch
burg raid. in Nay aud June. 1864 he was with
a portion Of the regiment which went TO Wythe
vile. He would be glad 10 hear from any o
his old comrades.
Mel, Barry, Co. X, 3lst Iowa. Walker, Iowa
has watched The NATIONAL TRIBUNE FOL
sometime in vain for something from his ole
comrades. He says he is going to st. Louis
aud hopes to meet many of them there.
lost and Found.
Fred. Zorn, Co. f, sth Ohio, Montezuma
Iowa, wonders whether the soldier who got hi
pocketbook in the ambulance between tn
Wilderness and Fredericksburg would like L
return TO him the silver coins which il contained
and some of the greenbacks.
Dan'l Kline, Alta. Iowa, has the discharge o
John x. BroOt, Co. ID, 10th y. Y.
Luther o. Weeks, Proctorsyille, VT. lost il
Rutland, VT, Nov. 4, 1854, his discharge frou
Co. |. 18th V. II. c., dated at Providence, Il. l.
Oct. Is, 1854. If any reader has it or knows o
it the writer will be under many obligation
for information in regard to it.
J. Thropp, Linconia, Va, writes that MertO
Miller, of Fairfax County, Va, plowed up
silver ring on whicn is engraved: &C. W
Hight, Co. X, 9th Pa. Cav. Vet." The owne
or his friends can have it by addressing tn
writer.
Patrick Byrnes, Corporal, Co. i, Goth N. Y
73 Ludlow street, New York city, inquiries 70
his discharge and warrant, which he lost il
March, ls6G.
Information Asked ani Given.
F. E. Warren, Co. +. Sth Ohio, Bone Sprine
Kan. would like 10 wake up the members of hi
regiment, so that they would write something
lie thinks they are altogether too modest III
would like TO hear personally from any membe
of Co. L. lie inquiries if anything has eve
been learned of the fate of Lieut.. Craig. of tina
company, who, so far rs the writer knows. ha
not been heard from since the battle of th
Wilderness He would like the address of Cap
Jas. l.. Gregg, of Co. L. who when he last hear
of him was in Santa Fe. n. VI.
Samuel G. Rice. Verona, Wis, would like
hear from any of his comrades who were in tn
1hird-Street Hospital at KeOkuk, Iowa, in lSG
and 1865; also the addresses of DR.. Sanborn, ,
B. Coon, Frank Hodges, w. w. Richie, Fran
Halden and Billy West.
Mrs. Sarah Huffman, Columbia, Iowa, ask
: information Of her son, Caleb III. Grove, 3
years of age, medium size, black hair and mu.
tache, and is a little stoOp-shOuldered. She hs
} not heard from him for TWO years.
} Caroline Madden Elliott, Cameron, Mo-, ask
information of James or Milton Cassiday
father aud son. They were taken prisoner
during the war, and when last heard from weI
, in one of the prisons at Richmond, Va.
: Random Shots.
> w. II. Galisar, Go. f, 37th H.. Cleopatr;
No., says that in the article headed "Buryin
a Quartermaster it should have said 37th ii
instead of 37th Inl. The writer says that Il
T was one of the chief mourners.
= III. Fry, Eugene City, Ore, regrets that man
{ of the comrades will not be able to attend Oh
I Encampment at st. Louis for lack of funds. II
| suggests that the next Encampmcnt be held ;
=. Chicago.
1 J. w. Buckley, Co. X, 106th ILL.,, Lincolnvill
/ | Kan, inquiries what regiments were with Gel
| Kimball from Haines's Bluff, Miss, up th
r YazoO River in 1863. The l06th was one
s them and the writer gives q brief sketch of h
r adventures during the trip.
Y Hira ii. Ashmore, Chaplain, 2oth ILL.,, Peori
0 H., objects TO the statement of Conrad
c Screene, 9th Ohio battery, that the latter ";
) fired upon by the Chicago Board of Trade Ia
4 terry at Stone River He says the fire of tl
s Board of Trade Battery at the time referred
@ by Comrade Screene was upon four lines of d
d enemy which were advancing across an Ope
s field and were within a short distance of tl
d battery. The writer says that it was Sande
;. sons battery that killed Gen. Polk on PHI
s Mountain. Ga.
s J. Ii. Taylor, Co. I, 15ith !. V. l., Wood Rive
@ Neb., sends clipping from the Omaha Herd
,. to show that they have soldier-hating papers
Nebraska as well as elsewhere.
j. Nj. Philips, Co. A, 10th Wis, West For
Ark. says it makes me sick to see certa
newspapers charging that the soldiers went in
e the army for the sake OF the pay and Il
)f bounty.
l. VIM. Edmonds, Co. c, 4th W. Va, William
1t town, w. Va, says he has long looked for som
IS thing from his regiment. The writer does N